It's a day of celebration for the Italian Embassy in Washington, whose Social Media Hub project was selected as the winner of the 2012 "Good Practices – The Farnesina that Innovates" Prize. The project involves a social media application designed for desktops, tablets and smart phones as a point of encounter with the American public, the I...
READ MOREdi Linda Serra Questa storia inizia con una lettera, non una lettera d'amore, ma ugualmente intensa ed emozionante. Lo scorso febbraio, infatti, ho ricevuto una lettera da parte dell'Ambasciatore Usa in Italia, David Thorne, che mi invitava in qualità di donna leader in Women in Technology (pensate un po'!) a prendere parte all' Internatio...
READ MOREThe Italian American community of the Washington Metropolitan area mourns the recent passing of Beloved Scalabrinian priest Fr. Anthony Dal Balcon. Fr. Anthony was ordained a priest of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians) in Italy and came to the United States in 1949. He served as an assistant pastor in New York City for eight...
READ MOREMartedì mattina, una delegazione parlamentare italiana, composta da deputati appartenenti a diverse forze politiche, è partita dall'aeroporto di Fiumicino alla volta di Washington per una visita di amicizia presso le Istituzioni parlamentari e governative degli Stati Uniti d'America con l'obiettivo principale di un confronto con i parlamentari di o...
READ MORECongrats — and a big "Bravo!" — to Chicago's own George Randazzo — founder and chairman of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame — for being among the honorees at the upcoming 38th annual National Italian American Foundation gala in Washington, D.C. Randazzo will receive the organization's Community Leadership Award. The other...
READ MORE"The Prince" is one of the most influential books published in Western literature, and people have been getting it wrong for five hundred years. British philosopher Bertrand Russell, for example, dismissed Machiavelli's canonical work as "a handbook for gangsters." A typical misconception, according to Giuliano Amato, a former prime minister...
READ MOREItalians in DC vi invita ad assistere alle 4 partite di NBA in cui giocheranno i nostri fantastici giocatori Italiani! Anche quest'anno Per ogni partita ci saranno il "Fan Tunnel", un momento incredibile in cui saluteremo i giocatori all'ingresso in campo sul parquet del Verizon Center (solo i primi 50 iscritti), e l'incontro con il giocatore...
READ MOREAt Folger Shakespeare Library A NEAPOLITAN PRESEPIO by artist Ulderico Pinfildi IN THE SHAKESPEARE GALLERY: This Neapolitan presepio, sculpted by artist Ulderico Pinfildi, re-creates the nativity with the colorful details of 18th century Italian life. Pre-concert reception commemorating the display on Wednesday, December 19 from 6:30PM to 7:15...
READ MOREDuring the NIAF 39th Anniversary Awards Gala, as the Foundation celebrates Italian American culture and heritage, noted actor, writer and director John Turturro, who is featured in the highly anticipated PBS documentary series "The Italian Americans," will showcase the project before thousands of black tie-guests from across the United States and I...
READ MOREI Senatori Tom Udall e John Barrasso, il Congressman John Tanner, il Direttore finanziario di Lockheed Martin, Bruce Tanner, la Direttrice di Arena Stage, Molly Smith e numerosi altri VIP americani membri dello Steering Committee o sostenitori del Gala annuale della Phillips Collection di Washington hanno reso omaggio alla cultura italiana in un ev...
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